Amprobe TMA40 Airflow Anemometer User manual

TMA40

Airﬂow Anemometer

Users Manual

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English

TMA40

Airﬂow Anemometer

Users Manual

TMA40_Rev001

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Limited Warranty and Limitation of Liability

Your Amprobe product will be free from defects in material and workmanship for 1 year from the

date of purchase. This warranty does not cover fuses, disposable batteries or damage from accident,

neglect, misuse, alteration, contamination, or abnormal conditions of operation or handling.

Resellers are not authorized to extend any other warranty on Amprobe’s behalf. To obtain service

during the warranty period, return the product with proof of purchase to an authorized Amprobe

Test Tools Service Center or to an Amprobe dealer or distributor. See Repair Section for details.

THIS WARRANTY IS YOUR ONLY REMEDY. ALL OTHER WARRANTIES - WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED

OR STAUTORY - INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR

MERCHANTABILITY, ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED. MANUFACTURER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY

SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES, ARISING FROM ANY

CAUSE OR THEORY. Since some states or countries do not allow the exclusion or limitation of an

implied warranty or of incidental or consequential damages, this limitation of liability may not apply

to you.

Repair

All test tools returned for warranty or non-warranty repair or for calibration should be accompanied

by the following: your name, company’s name, address, telephone number, and proof of purchase.

Additionally, please include a brief description of the problem or the service requested and include

the test leads with the meter. Non-warranty repair or replacement charges should be remitted in the

form of a check, a money order, credit card with expiration date, or a purchase order made payable

to Amprobe® Test Tools.

In-Warranty Repairs and Replacement – All Countries

Please read the warranty statement and check your battery before requesting repair. During the

warranty period any defective test tool can be returned to your Amprobe® Test Tools distributor

for an exchange for the same or like product. Please check the “Where to Buy” section on www.

amprobe.com for a list of distributors near you. Additionally, in the United States and Canada In-

Warranty repair and replacement units can also be sent to a Amprobe® Test Tools Service Center (see

address below).

Non-Warranty Repairs and Replacement – US and Canada

Non-warranty repairs in the United States and Canada should be sent to a Amprobe® Test Tools

Service Center. Call Amprobe® Test Tools or inquire at your point of purchase for current repair and

replacement rates.

In USA In Canada

Amprobe Test Tools Amprobe Test Tools

Everett, WA 98203 Mississauga, ON L4Z 1X9

Tel: 877-AMPROBE (267-7623) Tel: 905-890-7600

Non-Warranty Repairs and Replacement – Europe

European non-warranty units can be replaced by your Amprobe® Test Tools distributor for a nominal

charge. Please check the “Where to Buy” section on www.amprobe.com for a list of distributors near

you.

European Correspondence Address*

Amprobe® Test Tools Europe

Beha-Amprobe GmbH

In den Engematten 14

79286 Glottertal, Germany

Tel.: +49 (0) 7684 8009 - 0

*(Correspondence only – no repair or replacement available from this address. European customers

please contact your distributor.)

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➊

Fan probe with built-in temperature and

humidity sensors

➋

Tripod mounting screw

➌

LCD display

➍

DC adaptor jack

➎

RS232 port

➏

Function Keys

F1: Press for measurement mode

F2: Press to access the memory

F3: Press to access the log ﬁles

F4: Press to enable/disable auto

power off, set data and time, and set

parameters to record.

➐

Keypad

1SYM stands for ”1,*,.,:,$,+,-,=”

2ABC stands for ”2,a,b,c,A,B,C”

3DEF stands for”3,d,e,f,D,E,F”

4GHI stands for”4,g,h,i,G,H,I”

5JKL stands for”5,j,k,l,J,K,L”

6MNO stands for”6,m,n,o,M,N,O”

7PQRS stands for”7,p,q,r,s,P,Q,R,S”

8TUV stands for”8,t,u,v,T,U,V”

9WXYZ stands for”9,w,x,y,z,W,X,Y,Z”

0 |__| stands for”0 and space”

: Press to turn on and off the backlight

: Press to shift the cursor to previous

: Press to shift the cursor to next

ON/OFF: Press to turn the unit on and

off

F1 F2

F3

F4

1 SYM. 2 ABC

DEF 3

4 GHI

5 JKL

MNO 6

7 PQRS

8 TUV

WXYZ 9

ON/OFF

0

MEAS: Normal (Single)

measurement

MEM : Manual record(99 points)

measurement

LOG : Automatic record (Logger)

measurement

SET : Logger, Unit, real time,

other setting

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2

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5

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TMA40

Airﬂow Anemometer

CONTENTS

Introduction .........................................................................................................................................5

Unpacking and inspection .................................................................................................................5

Operation ............................................................................................................................................5

Meter setting: SET (See Fig.2) .......................................................................................................5

Meter Screen Description (See Figs 2&3) ......................................................................................5

Single Measurement: MEAS (See Fig. 3) .......................................................................................6

Multiple Measurement: MEM (See Fig. 4) ....................................................................................6

Automatic Logging: LOG (See Fig. 5) ...........................................................................................6

Comparison Table ................................................................................................................................7

Technical Speciﬁcations ....................................................................................................................8

Instrument Connection .......................................................................................................................8

RS232 PC interface capabilities ...........................................................................................................8

Download Suite Software installation: ........................................................................................8

Operation .......................................................................................................................................8

Troubleshooting ..................................................................................................................................9

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INTRODUCTION

This meter is designed with three measurement modes:

Single point measurement1.

Multiple points measurement (Manual record)2.

Automatic Logging 3.

Measuring/programming anywhere at any time•

User friendly interface•

RS232 cable and software enable to link with PC for downloading and uploading•

Backlight function•

Tripod mountable for long time use•

Power off time selectable•

Big Dot matrix LCD•

Powered by 4-pcs AAA batteries or 9V adaptor (not included) (Plug: outer:5.5mm; •

Inner:2.1mm; Center positive) 0.05mA minimum

UNPACKING AND INSPECTION

Your shipping carton should include:

1 X TMA40 Airﬂow Anemometer

4 X AAA Battery

1 X RS232 Cable

1 X CD Download Suite

1 X Carrying case

OPERATION

Meter setting: SET (See Fig.2)

Press F4 to enter the meter setting•

Press •

or key to shift the cursor

Press EDIT to enter modiﬁcation mode•

Press NEXT/BACK to enter the next or previous page.•

Press EXIT to return to main menu.•

Meter Screen Description (See Figs 2&3)

LCD Cont.(1-5): LCD brightness. From darkest 1 to brightest 5.1.

Auto Off: Selectable 1 to 20 minutes. 2.

Set clock: Choose date and time. Press EDIT to enter the month. Press NEXT to accept or 3.

ABORT to cancel. Repeat for day, year, hour, minute and second.

Set ID: Press EDIT to enable or disable ID.4.

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ID: Press EDIT to enter the user id. Use the keypad to enter the information.5.

Note: To calculate air volume, ﬁrst enter the value of the air source area. Three choices are

available: length X width (rectangle); Diameter(Circle); and Area.

Range from 0~300cm (Rectangle and Circle and 0~90000sq.cm for area.

Single Measurement: MEAS (See Fig. 3)

Press F1 to enter the single measurement mode.•

Press F2 to select the type of input•

Press ESC to return to previous menu•

Multiple Measurement: MEM (See Fig. 4)

In this mode, you can manually record what you measure in real time and attach a ﬁle name

with the recording. There is a total of 99 memory locations in this mode.

Press F2 to enter the multiple measurement mode.•

Press F2(MEAS) to start a measurement.•

Press ABORT(F1) to cancel the measurement .•

Press SAVE(F4) to save the recording.•

Press F3(EDIT) to edit the ﬁle name of the recorded value. Use the keys to enter the name. •

Press and hold to move from one character to another. Release the key to select the desired

character.

Press CLR(F2) to delete a selected character.•

Press and hold CLR(F2) for over 2 seconds to delete the whole memory.•

Automatic Logging: LOG (See Fig. 5)

In this mode, you can automatically record what you have set up before a real time

measurement.

Press F3(LOG) to enter the LOG mode.•

Press SET(F3) to set up the parameters for the recording.•

Press •

keys to select a parameter.

Press EDIT to modify begin date, start time, End date, suspend time, and the rate ( 1 to 200 •

seconds).

Expect is 2400 points(total memory) and remain (remaining memory) will be calculated •

according to your setting.

Press NEXT•

Press START to begin the logging session•

Press VIEW to see the recording data•

Press MEAS to see the real time data measurement.•

Press ESC to return to previous screen.•

Press STOP to suspend the logging session.•

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Press NEXT•

Press P-PG(previous page) or N-PG (next page) to see the previous or the next 100 points.•

Press BACK•

Press EXIT to return to the main screen•

COMPARISON TABLE

Measurement Description Memory Point

Single point Single point measurement No Memory

Multi-Point

File name editable

Multi-point measurement

99 points

Automatic Logging

Programmable

Data logging function

2400 points

Multi-point measurement Data Logging

Record 99 points 2400 points

File Name

Editable or Default with date

and time (Note 1)

Default (Note 2)

Measuring/Sampling

Press MEAS Key to measure

and store

Automatically measure and

store according to preset

parameters (Note 3)

Note 1: The recording ﬁle name will show current date and time as ﬁle name if the user doesn’t

edit any.

Example: ”05-06 09:21:51” means the recording was made on May 6th at 09:21:51 or June 5th

at 09:21:51 depending on your date mode setting.

Note 2: Each recording ﬁle will take the current date and time as ﬁle name.

Note 3: The meter will start and stop recording at the preset dates and times. If the preset time

is less than 24-hour and the end date is in the future, the meter will stop at the ending time

and restart again the next day until the ending date or until the memory is full.

a) Set the date and start time

b) Set the date and stop time

c) Set the sample rate

d) In order to record 24-hour a day, you must set START for 00:00:00 and SUSPEND for

23:59:59

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Temperature range -20°C to 70°C (-4°F to 158°F)

Temperature accuracy ± 0.6°C (± 1°F)

Temperature resolution 0.1°C (0.1°F)

Temperature response 30 seconds

Relative Humidity range 0 to 100%

RH accuracy ± 3% at 10% to 99%; ± 5% at all others

RH resolution 0.1%

RH response time 15 seconds

Wet Bulb range -22 to 70°C (-7.6°F to 158°F)

Wet Bulb resolution 0.1

Air Velocity range 0.4 to 32 m/s ( 1.3 to 105 ft/s)

Air Velocity accuracy ± 3%

Air Velocity Resolution 0.1 m/s (0.1 ft/s)

Air Velocity response time 1 second

Air Volume range 0 to 99999 (CFM or CMM)

Air Volume accuracy ± 3%

Air Volume resolution 0.1

Measurement with memory 99 points

Datalogging measurement 2400 points

Dimensions 165 X 70 X 53 mm ( 6.5 X 2.57 X 2.1 in)

INSTRUMENT CONNECTION

Plug the RS232 cable to the meter to turn it ON.1.

Connect the meter with the PC using the RS232 provided2.

Start the Download Suite software program3.

RS232 PC INTERFACE CAPABILITIES

The RS232 cable and the Download Suite software are required to transfer data to a PC. The

RS232 port is located on the right side of the instrument. There is an optional USB converter kit

(RS-USB) available for PCs with no available RS232 port.

Download Suite Software installation:

Insert the Download Suite CD into the CD-ROM drive.1.

To install the software, follow the on-screen instructions.2.

Operation

Open the program, double-click the Download Suite icon.

Click on work “with instrument” and then “next”1.

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Select TMA40 and click on “next”2.

Click on “next” and then “next” to download information from the device3.

Click “next”, then “yes”, and then “ﬁnish” to complete the downloading4.

Click on “Visualizations” to select measurement table5.

Select the parameters you want to visualize and click OK (See Fig.6)6.

NB. Refer to help menu for more details on how to use the Download Suite.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Power on but no display

Make sure the time of pressing ”ON/OFF” key is more than 0.2 seconds.•

Check the batteries are in place and make sure they are at good contact and correct polarity.•

Replace the batteries and try again .•

Display disappear

Check whether the low battery indicator is displayed on or before display disappears. If yes, •

replace the batteries .

Error code:

E2. Problem : Meter value is underﬂow .•

E3. Problem : Meter value is overﬂow.•

E4. Problem: Calculated source value occurs error.•

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F1 F2

F3

F4

MEAS

MEM

LOG SET

Welcome

F1 F2

F3

F4

EXIT EDIT

LCD Cont.(1-5): 3

F1 F2

F3

F4

ESC

LXW

AREA

D

Select Item

Prn Cont. .(1-9): 5

Auto Off: 20 mins

Enable

Set Clock:

MM-DD-YY HH:MM:SS

Set ID: Disable

ID: User Name

V

T

RH

WBT

VOL

MPS

C

%

C

CMM

F1 F2

F3

F4

MEAS

MEM

LOG SET

Welcome

F1 F2

F3

F4

EXIT EDIT

LCD Cont.(1-5): 3

F1 F2

F3

F4

ESC

LXW

AREA

D

Select Item

Prn Cont. .(1-9): 5

Auto Off: 20 mins

Enable

Set Clock:

MM-DD-YY HH:MM:SS

Set ID: Disable

ID: User Name

V

T

RH

WBT

VOL

MPS

C

%

C

CMM

Fig. 2 Fig. 3

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F1 F2

F3

F4

MEAS

MEM

LOG SET

Welcome

F1 F2

F3

F4

01:

F1 F2

F3

F4

ABORT

SAVE

EXIT

CLR

BACK

06-30 23:56:49

EXIT

MEAS

EDIT

T :

RH:

WBT :

VOL:

01:

T :

WBT :

29.7°C

RH:

73.7%

26.1°C 0.1CMM

VOL:

01:

V: 0.7MPS

T : 29.7°C

RH: 73.7%

WBT : 26.1°C

VOL: 0.1CMM

YES

NO

06-30 23:56:49

01:

V: 0.7MPS

Clear?

WBT : 26.1°C

VOL: 0.1CMM

F1 F2

F3

F4

Fig. 4 Fig. 5

F1 F2

F3

F4

MEAS

MEM

LOG SET

Welcome

F1 F2

F3

F4

001:

F1 F2

F3

F4

ABORT

SAVE

STOP

MEAS

ESC

02-13 04:56:49

EXIT

START

SET

T :

RH:

WBT :

VOL:

T :

WBT :

29.7°C

RH:

73.7%

26.1°C0.1CMM

VOL:

01:

V: 0.7MPS

T : 29.7°C

RH: 73.7%

WBT : 26.1°C

VOL: 0.1CMM

EDIT

VIEW

Begin: 02-13-08

F1 F2

F3

F4

Start: 04:25:36

End: 02-25-08

Suspend: 02:44:15

Rate: 60Sec(s)

Expect: 2400Points

Remain: 2300Points

EXIT

V: 0.7MPS

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F1 F2

F3

F4

MEAS

MEM

LOG SET

Welcome

F1 F2

F3

F4

EXIT EDIT

LCD Cont.(1-5): 3

F1 F2

F3

F4

ESC

LXW

AREA

D

Select Item

Prn Cont. .(1-9): 5

Auto Off: 20 mins

Enable

Set Clock:

MM-DD-YY HH:MM:SS

Set ID: Disable

ID: User Name

V

T

RH

WBT

VOL

MPS

C

%

C

CMM

F1 F2

F3

F4

MEAS

MEM

LOG SET

Welcome

F1 F2

F3

F4

EXIT EDIT

LCD Cont.(1-5): 3

F1 F2

F3

F4

ESC

LXW

AREA

D

Select Item

Prn Cont. .(1-9): 5

Auto Off: 20 mins

Enable

Set Clock:

MM-DD-YY HH:MM:SS

Set ID: Disable

ID: User Name

V

T

RH

WBT

VOL

MPS

C

%

C

CMM

Fig. 2 Fig. 3

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F1 F2

F3

F4

MEAS

MEM

LOG SET

Welcome

F1 F2

F3

F4

01:

F1 F2

F3

F4

ABORT

SAVE

EXIT

CLR

BACK

06-30 23:56:49

EXIT

MEAS

EDIT

T :

RH:

WBT :

VOL:

01:

T :

WBT :

29.7°C

RH:

73.7%

26.1°C 0.1CMM

VOL:

01:

V: 0.7MPS

T : 29.7°C

RH: 73.7%

WBT : 26.1°C

VOL: 0.1CMM

YES

NO

06-30 23:56:49

01:

V: 0.7MPS

Clear?

WBT : 26.1°C

VOL: 0.1CMM

F1 F2

F3

F4

Fig. 4 Fig. 5

F1 F2

F3

F4

MEAS

MEM

LOG SET

Welcome

F1 F2

F3

F4

001:

F1 F2

F3

F4

ABORT

SAVE

STOP

MEAS

ESC

02-13 04:56:49

EXIT

START

SET

T :

RH:

WBT :

VOL:

T :

WBT :

29.7°C

RH:

73.7%

26.1°C0.1CMM

VOL:

01:

V: 0.7MPS

T : 29.7°C

RH: 73.7%

WBT : 26.1°C

VOL: 0.1CMM

EDIT

VIEW

Begin: 02-13-08

F1 F2

F3

F4

Start: 04:25:36

End: 02-25-08

Suspend: 02:44:15

Rate: 60Sec(s)

Expect: 2400Points

Remain: 2300Points

EXIT

V: 0.7MPS

Appuyez sur START

pour commencer

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F1 F2

F3

F4

MEAS

MEM

LOG SET

Welcome

F1 F2

F3

F4

EXIT EDIT

LCD Cont.(1-5): 3

F1 F2

F3

F4

ESC

LXW

AREA

D

Select Item

Prn Cont. .(1-9): 5

Auto Off: 20 mins

Enable

Set Clock:

MM-DD-YY HH:MM:SS

Set ID: Disable

ID: User Name

V

T

RH

WBT

VOL

MPS

C

%

C

CMM

F1 F2

F3

F4

MEAS

MEM

LOG SET

Welcome

F1 F2

F3

F4

EXIT EDIT

LCD Cont.(1-5): 3

F1 F2

F3

F4

ESC

LXW

AREA

D

Select Item

Prn Cont. .(1-9): 5

Auto Off: 20 mins

Enable

Set Clock:

MM-DD-YY HH:MM:SS

Set ID: Disable

ID: User Name

V

T

RH

WBT

VOL

MPS

C

%

C

CMM

Abb. 2 Abb. 3

35

F1 F2

F3

F4

MEAS

MEM

LOG SET

Welcome

F1 F2

F3

F4

01:

F1 F2

F3

F4

ABORT

SAVE

EXIT

CLR

BACK

06-30 23:56:49

EXIT

MEAS

EDIT

T :

RH:

WBT :

VOL:

01:

T :

WBT :

29.7°C

RH:

73.7%

26.1°C 0.1CMM

VOL:

01:

V: 0.7MPS

T : 29.7°C

RH: 73.7%

WBT : 26.1°C

VOL: 0.1CMM

YES

NO

06-30 23:56:49

01:

V: 0.7MPS

Clear?

WBT : 26.1°C

VOL: 0.1CMM

F1 F2

F3

F4

Abb. 4 Abb. 5

F1 F2

F3

F4

MEAS

MEM

LOG SET

Welcome

F1 F2

F3

F4

001:

F1 F2

F3

F4

ABORT

SAVE

STOP

MEAS

ESC

02-13 04:56:49

EXIT

START

SET

T :

RH:

WBT :

VOL:

T :

WBT :

29.7°C

RH:

73.7%

26.1°C0.1CMM

VOL:

01:

V: 0.7MPS

T : 29.7°C

RH: 73.7%

WBT : 26.1°C

VOL: 0.1CMM

EDIT

VIEW

Begin: 02-13-08

F1 F2

F3

F4

Start: 04:25:36

End: 02-25-08

Suspend: 02:44:15

Rate: 60Sec(s)

Expect: 2400Points

Remain: 2300Points

EXIT

V: 0.7MPS

START drücken, um

zu beginnen

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F1 F2

F3

F4

MEAS

MEM

LOG SET

Welcome

F1 F2

F3

F4

EXIT EDIT

LCD Cont.(1-5): 3

F1 F2

F3

F4

ESC

LXW

AREA

D

Select Item

Prn Cont. .(1-9): 5

Auto Off: 20 mins

Enable

Set Clock:

MM-DD-YY HH:MM:SS

Set ID: Disable

ID: User Name

V

T

RH

WBT

VOL

MPS

C

%

C

CMM

F1 F2

F3

F4

MEAS

MEM

LOG SET

Welcome

F1 F2

F3

F4

EXIT EDIT

LCD Cont.(1-5): 3

F1 F2

F3

F4

ESC

LXW

AREA

D

Select Item

Prn Cont. .(1-9): 5

Auto Off: 20 mins

Enable

Set Clock:

MM-DD-YY HH:MM:SS

Set ID: Disable

ID: User Name

V

T

RH

WBT

VOL

MPS

C

%

C

CMM

Fig. 2 Fig. 3

47

F1 F2

F3

F4

MEAS

MEM

LOG SET

Welcome

F1 F2

F3

F4

01:

F1 F2

F3

F4

ABORT

SAVE

EXIT

CLR

BACK

06-30 23:56:49

EXIT

MEAS

EDIT

T :

RH:

WBT :

VOL:

01:

T :

WBT :

29.7°C

RH:

73.7%

26.1°C 0.1CMM

VOL:

01:

V: 0.7MPS

T : 29.7°C

RH: 73.7%

WBT : 26.1°C

VOL: 0.1CMM

YES

NO

06-30 23:56:49

01:

V: 0.7MPS

Clear?

WBT : 26.1°C

VOL: 0.1CMM

F1 F2

F3

F4

Fig. 4 Fig. 5

F1 F2

F3

F4

MEAS

MEM

LOG SET

Welcome

F1 F2

F3

F4

001:

F1 F2

F3

F4

ABORT

SAVE

STOP

MEAS

ESC

02-13 04:56:49

EXIT

START

SET

T :

RH:

WBT :

VOL:

T :

WBT :

29.7°C

RH:

73.7%

26.1°C0.1CMM

VOL:

01:

V: 0.7MPS

T : 29.7°C

RH: 73.7%

WBT : 26.1°C

VOL: 0.1CMM

EDIT

VIEW

Begin: 02-13-08

F1 F2

F3

F4

Start: 04:25:36

End: 02-25-08

Suspend: 02:44:15

Rate: 60Sec(s)

Expect: 2400Points

Remain: 2300Points

EXIT

V: 0.7MPS

Premere START

per iniziare

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F1 F2

F3

F4

MEAS

MEM

LOG SET

Welcome

F1 F2

F3

F4

EXIT EDIT

LCD Cont.(1-5): 3

F1 F2

F3

F4

ESC

LXW

AREA

D

Select Item

Prn Cont. .(1-9): 5

Auto Off: 20 mins

Enable

Set Clock:

MM-DD-YY HH:MM:SS

Set ID: Disable

ID: User Name

V

T

RH

WBT

VOL

MPS

C

%

C

CMM

F1 F2

F3

F4

MEAS

MEM

LOG SET

Welcome

F1 F2

F3

F4

EXIT EDIT

LCD Cont.(1-5): 3

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